WILLIAM AMES and RICHARD AMES

Genealogy

1799-1959

William Ames, 1799

and

Richard Ames, 1807

to

Descendants, 1959

The Escutcheon of this family was Argent on a bend sabre

Three White Roses of the field.

August 22, 1959

OUTLINE FORM

of

DESCENDANTS

of

Richard and Anna Maria (Hellriggle) Ames

I through VI are Richard's children

A, B, C, etc. are Richard's grandchildren

1., 2., 3., etc. are Richard's great-grandchildren a., b., c., etc. are Richard's great-great-grandchildren

(1), (2), (3), etc. are Richard's great-great-great-grand­ children

{a), {b), (c}, etc. are Richard's great-great-great-great­ grandchildren

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I. Ames-Fisher 2

I. Ames-Tyson 14

II-III Eddie and Pelham 16

IV Ames-Jones 16

IV Ames-Harp 17

V Ames-Weeks 19

VI Ames-Weeks 19

Ames became a family name about the 14th Century. Prior to that period as is brought out in this preface, many changes occurred in the spelling that were finally accepted as Ames.

1. Richard Ames, 1807, Dedham, Massachusetts to Bloomington, Illinois ( 6 children)

2. Hon. Fisher Ames, 1758, Dedham, Massachusetts (7 children)

3. Dr. Nathaniel Ames, 1708 West Bridgewater to Ded­ ham, Massachusetts (5 children)

4. Nathaniel Ames, 1677 West Bridgewater (6 children)

5. John Ames, 1647 (8 children)

6. William Ames, 1608, Bruton, Somersetshire, England ( 6 children)

7. Richard Ames was one of the sons of another William Ames in Bruton and father of the William mentioned last along with a John Ames who died in West Bridge-­ water. Richard. died in 1615, after fathering John in 1610, and William in 1608.

8. William Ames, father of the Richard mentioned above, died in England in 162.6 - raising the two grandchild­ ren, John and William who came to the colonies. Some references name him as their father, but he merely raised them from 1615 to 1626.

9. William Ames who died in 1588, 1s supposed to be the father of the above William, grandfather of John and William who came to West Bridgewater a·nd Braintree. He had at least one other son, Marshall Ames, who stayed in England.

1 10. John Ames died in 1560 and was the father of the a­ bove William, along with Launcelot Ames who stayed in England, and John Ames who married Margery Crowe, to father the Ames families of Massachusetts and Connecticut; notably, Farmingham, Marshfield, Boxford, Boston, etc. in Massachusetts, and New London, Norwich, Preston, etc. in Conn.

1150 to 1250 native literature the 'Old" to the "New". Another period of progress was ·necessary to bring about in its fullness the dawn of Literary English Renaissance. Men of the highest culture continued to write in each of the three or four varieties of English. It must not be sup­ posed that the tendencies that ultimately resulted in the formation of a uniformly written language began to go before the fourteenth century closed. We find ourselves here in this nomenclature now in the midst of these va­ rieties. The spelling as is noted with "m" was changed through the centuries likely by the Application of art in phonetics. This John Eames was either Heismes or Jeames lineages - if Heismes, he traces to Viscount of Heismes of 978 A.D.; if Jeames, he was son of a king of Scotland.

11. Above might have been another William Eames - and thus unrelated to the lineage, suggested in (10).

12. Above might also have been descended from a younger son in the Amys lineage; which can be traced through heirs only.

I have uncovered the following names, all of which have at least one family in American citizenship spelling it Ames now: Heismes, Elms, Ems, Emma, Jeames, Amos, Hamoise, Aimee, Eyame, Ami, Ame, Amys, all in early spelling which have changed. Many variations of each took place before the standard anglicized versions of the word, which we know today as Ames; was accepted.

Such as: Elms became Ellmes; Emma became Emms; Eyams became first Iams, then lames, and Aimes; Amys became Amyce; Amos became Amass; Amiss, Amis, Ems, Emes, .. 11 Eams, all finally to agree upon the name Eames. But later dropping the letter 1E 11 to become Ames.

Three basic lineages go back hundreds of years.

1. Sons of the ''Widow Amy'' located 1250, in England.

2. Heismes descendants of Viscount of Heismes Normandy, about 978 A.D.

3. Jeames, old Scottish name, originating in one of the six Jeames King of Scotland.

My personal opinion is that the Heismes group clung to Ireland pretty closely and that the Somersetshire Eames and Ames families were descended from the Jeames King of Scotland. There is no proof of this, but as much exists as for either of the other conclusions. My reason - numerous descendants of that strain from Bridgewater in Mass. have Scottish dialects and then the size and complexion of Scotch rather than Britons. They al"so drive a hard bargain which is notoriously Scotch.

Excerpt from "Ames is the Name" by Richard D. Ames, 4205 Queensbury Rd., Hyattsville, Maryland.

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The ~-meses of Bruton Somersetshire, England set out for the Colonies and in 1638, some of them settled at Brain­ tree and West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. An attempt in 1958 to relate John and William Ames with some thou­ sands of Ameses throughout the States today is a difficult study since so many families never kept records of their ancestory. Just as many of them even resent being bother­ ed today. In the 11th and 18th ~enturies, farming was the flourishing enterprise, and the more children in the family made them appear to be better prepared for extensive undertakings in agriculture. So, large families were thought of in terms of thrift, and the Ameses did not overlook the importances of large families either. Some Ameses made achievements in other enterprises where keeping records were convenient for them. From 1550 to 1900, many Ameses and their families were ignored, and daughters and their families were intentionally dropped from rec­ ords. In this particular family history two descendants of Frances Worthington and Fisher Ames, 1758, of Dedham, Massachusetts, will be mentioned.

Descendants of A. and W. - John W ., Nathaniel, Hannah, Jeremiah F., William, Seth, and Richard Ames {genealogy notes, E7. A 5132)= Brief reference of Seth Ames' family, other descendants of A. and W. family, passed without issue. Seth and William in early part of the 18th century settled on the 22 section of Bloomington Township, Mc­ Lean County, Illinois. Seth returned later to Massachu­ setts, ieaving William Ames, Sept. 30, 1799, Dedham, Massachusetts, a sole bachelor on the home place.

Richard Ames, June 16, 1807, Dedham, Massachusetts, and Anna Maria Hellriggle, Jan. 4, 1802, Beolingsburg, Mary­ land, married April 12, 1831, Dayton, Ohio, by Ethan Allen, M. G.

-1- Descendants of A. and H.: Ames-Fisher I. Fisher Ames, Born April 11, 1834, Dayton, Ohio, and Julia Ann Fisher, born June 22, 1839, Bangor, Maine, married June 7, 1859, Chatfield Minnesota by Rev. Hazel B. Slater. Father - William Fisher. Mother - Mary Ann (C.arpenter) Fisher. Descendants of A. and F .: A. William Richard Ames, Nov. 12, 1860, Chatfield, Minn­ esota, unmarried. Ames-Murrell B. Pelham Nathaniel Ames, July 21, 1861, Hudson, Illinois, and Ida Opal {Murrell) Gardner, Sept. 20, 1874, LaMonte, Mo., married May 20, 1902, Clinton, Mo., by Rev. C. M. Truex. Descendants of A. and M. : Ames-Bauder 1. Auddie Audrey Ames, Nov. 5, 1903, Calhoun, Mo., and Juanita Mae Bauder, Jan. 18, 1904, Logan, Iowa, married Jan. 30, 1928, Clayton, Mo. J. C. Evitts, J. P. Father - John C. Bauder. Mother - Martha Ann (Pugh) Bauder. No descendants of A. and B. Ames-Kensinger 2. Georgia Mae Ames, April 17, 1908, Calhoun, Mo., and Charles N. Kensinger, Aug. 17, 1907 Bloomington, Ill., married Dec. 26, 1926, Clinton, Ill., by Rev. Thomas H. Tues. Father - Charles H. Kensinger. Mother - Margaret (Richey) Kensinger. Descendants of A. and K. a. Arthur N. Kensinger, Dec. 16, 1927, Bloomington, Ill. and Irene Jo-Ann Smichedere, Creve Coeur, Ill., married March 14, 1948 in Creve Coeur. Descendants of K. and S. (1) Michael Nathaniel Kensinger, July 19, 1950, Creve Coeur, Ill. b. Kenneth Bruce Kensinger, Jan. 16, 1929, Blooming­ ton, Ill., and Ethel Candor, May 29, 1934, Creve Coeur, Ill., married Feb. 26, 1950,. in Creve Coeur, Illinois. Descendants of K. and C.

-2- (1) StevenAllenKensinger, May 1, 1953, Creve Coeur, Ill. c. Glenn Franklin Kensinger, Jan. 30, 1932, Blooming­ ton, Ill., and Emily Marie Nevin, Bloomington, Ill., married Aug. 30, 1953, St. Patricks Church, Bloomington, Ill. Descendants of K. and N. (1) Glenn Franklin Kensinger, Jr., March 16, 1954, Peoria, Ill. (2) Charles ·William Kensinger, Nov. 10, 1955, Peoria, Ill. DEATHS: Mrs. Ida Opal {Murrell) {Gardner) Ames, Nov. 4, 1918, near Calhoun to Ames Plot, Calhoun Cemetery Mo. Mrs. Juanita Mae {Bauder) Ames, Apr. 18, 1935, St. Louis, Mo., to Ames Plot, Calhoun Cemetery. Pelham Nathaniel Ames, May 10, 1940, Hospital Clinton, Mo., to Ames Plot, Calhoun Cemetery. Ames-Weeks C. Abbie Ann Ames, March 2, 1863, Hudson, Ill., and James William Weeks, Aug. 22, 1859, Bloomington, Ill., married there Aug. 22, 1881, by Rev. Daniel Van Buskirk, Father and Mother - Simeon Edward Weeks, Sept. 4, 1837, Matteawan, N. Y., and Margaret Henrietta Stevenson, Oct. 7, 1840, Bloomington, Ill.? married Nov. 25, 1858, Bloomington, Illinois, by Seamon Rodman, J.P. Descendants of A. and W.: Weeks-Hilbert 1. Muzetta Ames Weeks, Sept. 3, 1887, Fort Douglas. {Post) Utah, and Thomas Lemuel Hilbert, Dec. 21, 1873, Boones Creek Community, Washington County, Tenn, married Aug. 1, 1909, Johnson City, Tenn. {Father and Mother) John Henry Hilbert, 1844, R_ockingham or Pleas­ ant Valley, Virginia, and Sarah Ellen Price, Dec. 18, 1846, Washington County, Tenn., married Jan. 12, 1865 in Tenn. Descendants of W. and H.: a. Sta:nley \Veeks Hilbert, June 26, 1911, Greenwood Community, Jonesboro, Tenn., Zona Shipley, July 26, 1915, Telford, Tenn., married May 14, 1938, Whitesburg, Tenn. Father - Fuller Shipley. Mother - Lydia (Slagle) Shipley. Descendants of H. and S. (1) Sharyn Lynne Hilbert, Sept. 12, 1945, Jonesboro, Tenn.

-3- b. Vernon Lanier Hilbert, Sept. 10, 1912, Greenwood Community and Sarah Shirley Scott, Jonesboro, Tenn., married July 23, 1938, Jonesboro, Tenn. Descendants of H. and S. (1) Lana Jayne Hilbert, Aug. 27, 1939, Jonesboro, Tenn. (2) Mary Sue Hilbert, Aug. 21, 1943, Jonesboro, Tenn, {3) Thomas Edward Hilbert, Jan. 24, 1954, Jonesboro, Tenn. c. Thomas Dayton Hilbert, Sept. 17, 19 I 6, Greenwood Community, and Dorothy Gladys Poarch, Jonesboro, Tenn., married Feb. 2.0, 1946, Jonesboro, Tenn., Father - Claude Elmer Poarch. Mother - Kathleen (Kate) (Hilbert) Poarch. Descendants of H. and P. (1) Nancy Muzetta Hilbert, June 2, 1947, Johnson City, Tennessee. Weeks-Taylor 2.. Lionel Arlington Weeks, July 3, 1891, Fort Thomas (Post), Ky., and Nora Belle Taylor, July 22, 1893, Jones­ boro, Tenn., married Aug. 9, 1918 Knoxville, Tenn., by Rev. Richard M. Millard. Father - William H. Taylor. Mother - Martha Ellen {Kane) Taylor. Descendants of W. and T.: a. Doris Gay Weeks, July 22, 1929, Johnson City, Tenn., and William B. Chandler, Sept. 3, 1926, Hohenwald, Tenn., married July 29, 1947, Franklin, Ky. Father - William Chandler. Mother - Florence (Brown) Chandler. Descendants of W. and C.: (1) Larry William Chandler, Feb. 9, 1949, Detroit, Michigan. a. Mrs. Doris Gay (Weeks) Chandler remarried, May 20, 1953, to Raymond Arthur Kleintop, Feb. 13, 1926, Easton, Penn. Father - Charles Franklin Kleintop. Mother - Ella Ed~ (Nogle) Kleintop. Descendants of W. and K. (1) Raymond Arthur Kleintop, Jr., July 9, 1954, Akron, Ohio. (2.) Linda Sue Kleintop;, Feb. 2, 1956, Stow, Ohio.

-4- b. Son of Arlie and Belle, Sept. 10, 1933, Jonesboro, Tenn. Weeks-Walter 3. Margaret Ethel Weeks, Feb. 5, 1893, Fort Thomas, (Post), Ky., and John Keener Walter, June 22, 1893, Greenwood Community, Tenn., married April 22, 1917, Jonesboro, Tenn. Father - Issac Newton Walter. Mother - Fannie (Scott) Walter. Descendants of W. and W. : a. James Newton Walter, Feb. 23, 1919, Greenwood Community and Dorothy Marie Berry, Nov. 27, 1924, Jonesboro, Tenn., married June 30, 19 , Jonesboro, Tenn. Father - Floyd Berry, Mother - Nettie Ellen (Loyd) Berry. Descendants of W. and B. (1) Sharon Marie Walter, April 17, 1947, Johnson City, Tennessee. (2) James Keener Walter, Jan. 19, 1954, Greeneville, Tenn. b. Margaret Elizabeth Walter, Nov. 7, 1924, Greenwood Community, Tenn., and Randell Shell Walters, Jan. 2, 1923, Johnson City, Tenn., married Oct. 19, 1943, Jonesboro, Tenn. Father - Oscar Walters, Mother - Ida (Shell) Walters. Descendants of W. and W. (1) Gary Randell Walters, Sept. 14, 1945, Johnson City, Tenn. (2) Doyle Lynn Walters, Dec. 15, 1950, Johnson City, Tenn. (3) Myra Dawn Walters, Feb. 24, 1958, Johnson City, Tenn. Weeks-Garland 4. Cleo Erva Weeks, June 22, 1896, Elizabethton, Tenn., and Earl L. Garland, April l°l, 1895, Buladean, N. C., married Dec. 15, 1918, Johnso_n City, Tenn. Father - Calvin Garland. Mother - Lorena (Davidson) Garland. Des~endants of W. and G.: a. Valdine Lorraine Garland, Nov. 23, 1919, Unicoi, Tenn. b. Shirley Weeks Garland, July 14, 1922, Erwin, Tenn.,

-5- and Agnes Ruth Prewitt, Dec. 31, l 9Z3, Fort Madison, Iowa, married June 14, 1947, Fort Madison, Iowa Father - William Edward Prewitt.. Mother - Beatrice {Smith) Prewitt. Descendants of G. and P.: (1) Son died in infancy, March Z4, 1950 (2.) Earl Wayne Garland, Feb. 24, 1954; Ft. ~dison, Iowa. c. William Calvin Garland, July Z, 1927, Erwin, Tenn., and JoAnne Thompson, March 5, 1931, Knoxville, Tenn., married Jan. 3, 1950, Knoxville, Tenn. Father - Elmer Otis Thomspon. Mother - Erystelle {Fenn) Thompson. Descendants of G. and T.: (1) William Calvin Garland, Jr., Sept. 4, 1951, Fort Worth, Texas~ (2) John Mark Garland, Feb. 16, 1955, Knoxville, Tenn.. d. Lowell Sanford Garland, June 14, 1929, Erwin, Tenn­ essee, and Ann Stone, April 6, 19Z8, Ba~sett, Virginia, mar­ ried June 16, 1951, Churchville, Virginia. Father - George William Stone. Mother - Gracie (Hall) Stone. Descendants of G. and S.: (1) Linda Susan Garland, May 2, 1954, Washington,D .. C. (2) Edward Lowell Garland, Nov. 21, 1957, Frederick, Maryland. Weeks-Miller 5. Frances Evelyn Weeks, Nov. Zl, 1902, Elizabethton, Tenn., and Raymond Bird Miller, Sept. 15, 1898, Jonesboro, Tenn., married Nov. 26, 1922, Jonesboro, Tenn. Father - Daley S. Miller. Mother - Nora (Dulaney) Miller. Descendants of W. and M.: a. Norman Weeks :tv1iller, Oct. 8, 1923, Jonesboro, Tenn., and Wyona Mae Simmons, Feb .. 3, 1929 Johnson City, Tenn.. , married July 31, 1948, Johnson City, Tenn.. , by Rev. Frank Y. Jackson Jr. Father - Charles V. Simmons .. Mother - Tullia Hattie {Kinnick) Simmons. Descendants of M. and S. (1) Sharon Ann Miller, Aug. 25, 1949, Jonesbor9, Tenn. (2) David Lee Miller, March ZO, 1954, J ..onesboro, Tenn. b. Irene Louise Miller, Aug. 19,.l 926, Jonesboro, Tenn., -6- and John Issac Wine, Jonesboro, Tenn, married May 3, 1947, Jonesboro, Tenn. Father - George Robert Wine. Mother - Lula Etta {Har­ wood) Wine. Descendants of M. and W. (1) Barbara Ann Wine, Aug. 16, 1948, Jonesboro, Tenn. (2) Bruce Miller Wine, May 7, 1953, Jonesboro, Tenn. c .. Raymond Dawson Miller, May 19, 1921, Jonesboro, Te:riri.. , and Flora Dean Morris, Sparta, Tenn., married there Oct. 4, 1952 .. Father - George Thomas Morris. Mother - Alberta (Pen­ nington) Morris. Descendants of M. and M.: (1) Allen Dawson Miller, Nov. 7, 1954, Jonesboro, Tenn. d .. Frances Lorraine Miller, March 21, 1930, Jonesboro, Tenn., and William Sylvester Brumit, Jonesboro, Tenn., married July 14, 1953, Johnson City, Tenn.. Father - Roy Raymond Brumit. Mother - Maween Verginia (Sylvester) Brumit .. Descendants of M. and B.: ( 1) Edwin Miller Brumit, Apr. 17, 19 54, Boonville, Ind. (2) Michael Wayne Brumit, Jan 13, 1958, Boonville, Ind. DEATHS: Mrs. Margaret Henrietta {Stevenson) Weeks, Nov. 29, 1863, Bloomington to Bloomington Cemetery, Illinois. Valdine Lorraine Garland, February 7, 1926, Erwin to Ever­ green Cemetery, Erwin, Tennessee. Thomas Lemuel Hilbert, May 27, 1930, at home to Hilbert Plot, Boones Creek, Christian Cemetery, Washington Coun­ ty, Tennessee. Arlie and Belle's son died in infancy September 10, 1933, Jonesboro to old cemetery, Jonesboro, Tenn. Mrs. Cleo Erva (Weeks) Garland, July 21, 1939, Knoxville, Tenn. to Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin,Tennessee. Mrs. Abbie Ann (Ames) Weeks, Dec. 16, 193.S, at home Greenwood Community, Jonesboro, Tenn. to Manta Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Tenn. James William Weeks, July 22, 1941, Veteran Facility Mtn. Home, Tenn. to Monta Vista. Ames-Hannah D. George Fisher Ames, Nov. 14, 1864, Hudson, Ill., and Jessie Alta Hannah reared near Heyworth, Ill., married

-7- March 29, 1894, Boonville, Missouri, Rev. G. E. Shanklin. Descendants of A. and H.: l. Daughter died in infancy. Ames-Goodrich 2. Paul Fisher Ames, Nov. 14, 1896, Manila Community, Pettis County, Missouri, and Flora Adelia Goodrich, Oct. 17, 1898, Calhoun, Mo., married Nov. 6, 1918, Ca_lhoun, Missouri, by Rev. L. M. Dimmitt of Calhoun. Father - Hall Goodrich. Mother - Alice {Ham) Goodrich. --No descendants of A. and G. Ames -Morrison 3. John Exlie Ames, Nov. 19, 1897, Manila Community, Missouri, and Cora Ida Morrison, June 16, 1902, Stratford,

Wisconsin9 married March 13, 1926, by Rev. F. G. Spurlock, McIntosh, South Dakota. Father - William F-rancis Morrison. ~1other - Julia Ella (White.comb) Morrison. Descendants of A. and M.: a. Ina Mae Ames, July 1, 1921, Morristown, South Dakota and Herbert Paul French, May 22, 1918 married Feb. 13, 1943 by Rev. Buker, Hagerstown, Ind. Father - William French. Descendants of A. and F. : (1) Latonia Sue French, May 9, 1947, Centerville, Ind. (2) Demo Ray French, July 13, 1949, Centerville, Ind. (3) Carl Robert French, Jan. 10, 1950, Centerville, Ind. b. George William Ames, June 28, 1923, Wetonka, South Dakota and EstherLouise Barnard, May 18, 192 8, Hagers­ town, Indiana, married there June 13, 1945, by Rev. Buker. Father - Clyde Barnard. Mother - Geneiva {Timmons} Barnard. Descendants of A. and B.: (1) Sharon Ann Ames, Feb. 19, 1953, Hagerstown, Ind. c. Jessie Etta Ames, Feb. 11, 1927, McIntosh, South Dakota and Alton Eugene Cowin, Feb. 27, 1921, Shelby Coun­ ty, Ind. married July 1944, by Rev. Byrns, Lewisville, Ind. Father - Albert Cowin. Mother - Bertha (Henderickson) Cowin. Descendants of A. and C.: (1) Verna Jean, July 8, 1945, Hagerstown, Indiana (2) Carol Sue,.Nov. 11, 1946, Hagerstown, Indiana (3) Terry May, Sept. 28, 1949, Cambridge City, Ind.

-8- (4) Connie Lou, July 25, 1950, Cambridge City, Ind. (5) Marsha Lynn, July 16, 1954, Cambridge City, Ind. (6) Candy Jo, Jan. 25, 1956, Cambridge City, Indiana Ames-Martin 4. Jessie Hannah Ames, May 30, 1901, Manila Community, Mo., and Minnie Lorena Martin,Feb. 14, 1903, Calhoun, Mo., married July,7, 1919 at Clayton, Mo., by Henry Steaker, J.P. Father - George Leonard B. Martin. Mother - Lydia Ellen {Marlow) Martin. Descendants of A. and M. : a. Audrey Geneva Ames, -Aug. 18, 1920, Calhoun, Mo., and Dale Ai-mstrong, married Jan. 7, 1942, St. Louis, Mo. Descendants of A. and A. : {1) Charles N. Armstrong, April 29, 1945, St. Louis,Mo. b. Milo Elsworth Ames, Sept. 3, 1921, Calhoun Mo., and Bettie J. Hill, Nov. 10, 1922, Sedalia, Mo., married June 30, 1943, by W. R. Dolton, J. P., Fort Smith, Arkansas. Father - Roy Hill. Mother - Edith (Martin) Hill. Descendants of A. and H. (1) Matthew Martin Ames, Dec. 17, 1947, Richland, Washington. (2) Marta Marie Ames, Oct. 30, 1957, Richland, Wash. c. Donald Everett Ames, May 29, 1925, St. Louis, Mo., and Corraine Brinkler, married May 16, 1942.. St.Louis,Mo. Descendants of A. and B. (1) Donald Everett Ames, Jr., July 22, 1943, St. Louis, Missouri. DEATHS: Daughter passed in infancy to George and Jessie's plot~ Christian Cemetery, Ionia, Missouri .. Mrs. Jessie Alta (Hannah) Ames, May 30; 1901, at home, Manila Community to Christian Cemetery. George Fisher Ames, Feb~ 29, 1904, at home, Manila to Christian Cemetery. Jessie Hannah Ames (Son of George and Jessie) April 13, 1928, at home, 2642 Gravois St., St.Louis,to Calhoun Ceme­ tery near Nathaniel Ames' plot. Ames-Kimball E. Julia Ann Ames, Nov. 14, 1866, Hudson, Ill. and George H. Kimball, Davenport, Iowa., married June 29, 1881., Rev. J. L. McNair, M. G., Mattoon, Ill. Kimball would have been 18 his next birthday.

-9- Father - Joseph Kimball. Mother - Foubee (Loveless) Kimball. Descendants of A. and K. 1. Joseph Kimball was born and died a mere youngster at Davenport, Iowa. Kimball-Druehl 2. Harry Kimball, Feb. 15, 1884, Davenport,Iowa, and Irene L. Druehl, June 8, 1887, Bettendorf, Ia., married June 28, J. 905, St. Paul English Lutheran Church by Rev. W. H. Blanche, Pastor, Davenport, Ia. Father - Charlie Druehl. Mother - Theresa (Ewert) Druehl. Descendants of K. and D. a. Ewert D. Kimball, Davenport, Ia. born about 1907-8. Probable marriage 1930-31, Davenport, Ia. b. Bernice H. Kimball likely born 1909-10, Davenport, Ia., and Wayne Ingram of St. Louis, Mo., probable marriage, 1928. c. Harold M. Kimball born about 1912, Bettendorf, Ia., married likely 1930-31. d. Loretta J. Kimball likely born 1916, Bettendorf, Ia., she and Earl R. Carlson married about 1933-34 in Daven­ port, Iowa. e. Gene LeRoy Kimball, born Feb. 16, 1919, Bettendorf, Ia. married about 1940. f. Verna Evelyn Kimball born Aug. 16, 1920, Bettendorf, Ia., and Donald L. Zier, Davenport Iowa, married about 1940. 3. Elmer Warren Kimball, Nov. 20, 1886, Davenport, Ia., and Gertrude Ethel Clauson, March 28, 1897, Roachdale, Indiana, married Oct 13, 1914, Indianapolis, Indiana. Father - George Henry Clauson. Mother - Cindy Catherine {Ragsdale) Clauson. Descendants of K. and C.: a. Kenneth Warren Kimball, May 6, 1916, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Mary Lee Nichol, Feb. 1, 1916, Indianapolis, Indiana, married Sept. 8, 1936, Indianapolis, Indiana. Descendants of K. and N.: (1) Patricia bee Kimball, Sept. 10, 1937, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Murlin Perry, April 1, 1936, married 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. Descendants of K. and P. : {a) Timothy Murlin Perry, April 16, 1955, Indiana­ polis, Indiana.

-10- (b) Autumn Lee Perry, August 2, 1956, Indianapolis, Indiana. b. Esther Marie Kimball, Feb. 27, 192 0, Indianapolis, and John William Middleton, April 16, 1921, Indianapolis, married June 24, 1940, Indianapolis, Indiana. Descendants of K. and M. : (I) William Warren Middleton, May 23, 1941, Indiana­ polis, Ind. _ (2) Robin Lee Middleton, Nov. ·30, 1944, Indianapolis, Indiana. (3) Susan Marie Middleton, Dec. 19, 1954, Indianapolis, Indiana. c. Wilma Lucille Kimball, Nov. 4, 1921, Indianapolis, and Robert Culley, Nov. 29, 1919. Indianapolis, married May Z 1, 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana._ Descendants of K. and C. : (1) Paulette Diane Culley, Dec .. 6, 1946, Indianapolis, Ind. d. Earl Franklin Kimball, Dec. 8, 1924, Indianapolis, Ind. Unmarried. e. Ruby Irene Kimball, Aug. 18, 1928, Indianapolis, Ind. and Clayton Moses Ke Kar, May 6, 1923, married April 17, 1952, Indianapolis, Ind. No descendants of K. and K. DEATHS: The location and date of the deaths of Joseph Kimball and Father George H. Kimball are unkno\vn. Mrs. Irene L. (Druehl) Kimball, March 29, 1943 at home in Bettendorf, Iowa, to Fairmont Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Harry Kimball, Dec. 29, 1950, at home in Bettendorf, Iowa, to Irene and Harry's plot, Fairmont Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. Elmer Warren Kimball, Feb. 14, 1950, at home in Indiana­ polis to Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Ames-Minor E. Julia Ann (Ames) Kimball remarried Feb. 23, 1897 to William Clifton Minor, Jan. 20, 1867, Amboy~ Ind., by Rev. J. W. Gillilan at Bloomington, Illinois. Father - Logan Minor. Mother -Sarah Ann (Pace) Minor. Descendants of A. and M. : Minor-Johnson 1. John Henry Minor, March 30, 1898, Pittsboro, Indiana,

-11- and Myrtle Belle Johnson, Dec. 15, 1899, Linton, Indiana, married Nov. 2 , 191 8, Crawfordsville, Indiana by Edward M. Brewer, J, P. Father - Preston V. Johnson. Mother - Addie Caroline (Letz) Johnson. Descendants of M. and J. : a. Tressy (Theresa) Allene Minor, Aug. 18, 1919, Indiana­ polis, and Richard L. Collins, Indianapolis, married in later _years. Minor-Lambert 2. Edward Woodson Minor, July 28, 1899, Pittsboro, Ind., and Geneva Ethel Lambert, Pittsboro, Ind., married May 25, 1940, Indianapolis. Father - John Thomas Lambert. Mother - Mary Ethel (Runyon} Lambert. Descendants of M. and L.: a. Mary Ellen Minor, Oct. 12, 1942, Indianapolis, Ind. b. Judith Ann Minor, May 12, 1945, Indianapolis, Ind. 3. Willis Kausby Minor, Dec. 12, 1900, Pittsboro, Indiana Minor-Strother 4. Chester Allen Minor, May 6, 1902, Maplewood, Ind., and Sarah Mar gar et Strother, Mar ch 12, l 9 OS, Elletsville, Ind., married Feb. 2, 1920, Indianapolis by Charles H. Mueller, J. P. Father - Jasper Strother. Mother - Minnie Belle (Maners) Strother. Descendants of M. and S. : a. Jean Delores Minor, Feb. 9, 1924, Indianapolis, and William Thomas Wyne, July 30, 1919, Indianapolis, married there , Dec. 2 1 , 1 941 . Father - James Madison Wyne. Mother - Cornelia Malissa (Durbin) Wyne. Descendants of M. and W. (1) Sherry Patricia Wyne, Sept. 19, 1946, Indianapolis, Incliana. (2) Stephanie Lynne Wyne, Nov. 25, 1951, Indianapolis, Indiana. b. Morris Wayne Minor, June 5, 1925, Indianapolis,and Betty Helen Pyle, April 13, 1929, Indianapolis;·married there June 30, 1948. Father - Clarance Pyle. Mother - Helen Belle {Winchell) Pyle.

-12- Descendants of M. and P. (1) Debra Ann Minor, June I, 1949, Indiana.polis, Ind. (2) Steve Willis Minor, Feb. 22, 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. c. Leslie Willis Minor. Sept. 21, 1929: Indianapolis, and Betty Joe Dean, Jan 27, 1925, Rushville, Ind. married Apr. 4, · 19 52., Indianapolis, Indiana. Father - Russell Stanley Dean. Mother - Dorothy Vernon (Davis) Dean. No Descendants of M. and D. d. Barbara Lee Minor, June ZS, 1934, Indianapolis and Joe Ginder, June 18, 1928, Indianapolis, married there Sept. 5, 1950. Father - John Ginder. Mother - Rachel {Stottemeyer)Ginder~ Descendants of M. and G. (1) Joseph Michael Ginder, July 4, 1955, Indianapolis, Indiana. (2.) Rachel Ann Ginder, July I, 1958, Indianapolis, Inde 5. Oral Gertrude Minor, Aug. 19, 1904, Maplewood, Ind. Minor-White 6. Alfred Stanley Minor, Oct. 8. 1907. ~plewood. Indiana, and Corinne Ceynola White, Dec. 5, 1907, Bowling Green, Kentucky, married June 11, 1926, Shelbyville, Indiana by Harry C. Ray. J. P. Father - Nicholas H. White. Mother - Anna (Nichols) White. Descendants of M. and W .: a. Jacqueline Gwendelyn Minor, June 29, 1927, Indiana­ polis, and William Gay Roush. Indianapolis. married Dec. 1945. Descendants of M. and R. {1) Charles Alfred Roush, July 23, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana. a. Mrs. J. G. (Minor) Roush, remarried Jan. 15, 1954, to Merle Cooley at Indianapolis. No Descendants of M. and C. b .. Dorothy Mae Minor, May 4, 1929, Indianapolis, and Edwin Eugene Gentry married June 1946, Indianapolis, Ind. Descendants of M. and G. (1) Pamela Jean Gentry, Jan 7, 1948, Indianapolis, Ind. b. Mrs. D. M .. {Minor) Gentry remarried April 30, 1950, to William Gene Hinkle, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Descendants of G. and H. (1) Peggy ·Yvonne Hinkle, Aug. 26, 1953, Indianapolis, Ind.

-13- I. Fishes Ames Remarried Feb. 2, 1872, to Mrs. Emily Elizabeth {Tyson) Fisher. Mrs. Julia Ann (Fisher) Ames remarried to Chauncey R. Miller: June 8, 1875, Mattoon, IlL by Rev. Albin B. Mc Daniel. C. R. Miller born in 183 5 in Vigo County, Indiana. No Descendants of F. and M. DEATHS: Mrs. Julia Ann (Fisher Ames) Miller, March 18, iS99 near Calhoun, Missouri to Old Cemetery, Green Ridge, Mo. Chauncey R. Miller - Pension Bureau reported death Aug­ ust 15, 1909, place of death and burial unknown to them. Willis Kausby Minor, March 25, 1916, Danville, Indiana to Minor Plot East Cemetery there. Paul Edwin Minor, 1918, to Floral Park, Indianapolis, Ind. Oral Gertrude Minor, Aug. 7, 1924, Indianapolis to Minor Plot, East Cemetery, Danville .. John Henry Minor, May 23, 1926, Indianapolis, to Memorial Park there. Mrs. Julia Ann (Ames Kimball) Minor, July 28, 1935 from .tioone, Indiana to Memorial Park. William C. Minor, June 10, 1938, Marion, Indiana to East Cemetery, ;Danville, Ind. Mrs. Myrtle Belle (Johnson Minor) Doss, August 10, 1939, Indianapolis, to Memorial Park. Edward Woodson Minor, July 11, 1957, Indianapolis, Indiana, to Floral Park there. Ames-Tyson L Fisher Ames remarried Feb. 2, 1872, to Mrs. Emily Elizabeth (Tyson) Fisher, Aug .. 22, 1844, in Stockton, Ill., at Mattoon, Ill. by Rev. R. B. Roberts. Descendants of A. and T. Ames-Davis A. Wilburn Ames, Sept. 3, 1873, Mattoon, Ill., and Mrs. Laura Belle (Davis) Thomas, June 14, 1886, Dewitt, Nebr. married March 4, 1902, Bloomington, Ill., by Rev. F .S. Nickles .. Father - William Davis. Mother - Deborah Ann (Reynolds) Davis. Descendants of A. and B. : Ames-McNaMara I. Clara Belle Ames, J~.ug. 11, 1903, Bloomington, Ill., and John McNaMara, June 26, 1896, Limerick, Ireland, married

-14- Sept. 1937, at St. ~ry's Church Bloomington, IDinois . Father - James McNaMara. Mother - Mary {O'Rourke) McNaMara. Descendants of A. and M. a. Mary Alice McNaMara, Aug. 6, 1941, Bloomington, Ill. b. Phyllis Ann McNaMaL~, June 1, 1943, Bloomington,111. Ames-Hardesty A. Wilburn Ames remarried Jan 13, 1915, Victoria Florence Hardesty, May 9, 1884, Payneville, Kentucky. Father - James Powell Hardesty. Mother - Elizabeth (Wha­ len) Hardesty. Descendants of A. and H. : 1. Lorietta A. Ames, Sept. 30, 1918, home place Blooming­ ton Township. Ames-Chapman B. Charles Ames, Sept. 3, 1873, Mattoon, Illinois and Lula Alline Chapman, Jan. 31, 1884, Hickory Grove, Graves County, Kentucky married Jan. 9, 1899 by Rev. G. E. Sering­ er, Bloomington, Ill. No Descendants of A. and C. Ames-Chapman C. Frank Ames, Sept. 3, 1873, Mattoon, Ill., and Roberta Mozella Chapman, Aug. 29, 1880, Hickory Grove, Graves County, Kentucky, married Oct. 14, 1897, by Rev. G. E. Scringer, Bloomington, Illinois. Descendants of A. and C.: Ames-Threcke 1. Ada Frances Ames, Aug. 5, 1902., Hudson., Ill., and Frederick W. Threcke, Oct. 26, 1896, Bloomington, Ill . ., married there, Dec. 10, 1924, by Rev. Walter E. Hohenstein, Luth.eran Pastor. Father - Frederick Th.recke. Mother - Anna (___ ) Threcke. Descendants of A. and I. a. Myra Frances Th.recke, July 1, 1933, Bloomington, Ill. and James Bartlett Mitcheltree, May 17, 1936, El Paso, Texas, married Dec. 9, 1956, Kansas City., Mo., at Saviour Lutheran Church by Rev. Edgar Mundinger, Pastor. Father - Marion Guy Mitcheltree. Mother - Dorothy {Skillern} Mitcheltree. Descendants of I. and M. (1) David Lee Mitcheltree, Oct. 22, 1957, Kansas City, Missouri.

-15- 2. Robert Raymond Ames, Aug. 29, 1903, Hudson, Illinois DEATHS: Fisher Ames, 1758, and Frances (Worthington) Ames, Ded­ ham to old Church Yard Cemetery, Dedham, Mass. William Ames (son of Fisher Ames, 1758, Dedham, Mass.) at home place, March 16, 1860, to Woodlawn Cemetery, 23 Section, Bloomington Township, McLean County,.lllinois. Richard Ames (son of Fisher Ames, 1758, Dedham, Mass.) fyiay 19, 1868, at home place to Woodlawn. Mrs. Anna Maria (Hellriggle) Ames, Sept. 9, 1883 at home place to Woodlawn. Mrs. Emily Elizabeth (Tyson Fisher) Ames, Feb. 13, 1899, at home place to Woodlawn. Robert Raymond Ames (son of Frank and Robbie) August 10, 1904, to Woodlawn Ames Plot. Fisher Ames, 1834 ·{son of Richard) August 3, 1906 Bloom­ ington to Woodlawn. Mrs. Laura Belle (Davis Thomas) Ames, Nov. 4, 1913, at home place to Woodlawn. Lorietta A. Ames, Sept. 30, 1918, {daughter of Wilburn and Victoria) home place to Woodlawn Ames Plot. Wilburn Ames, ~fay 20, 1937, at home place to St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois. Mrs. Ada Frances (Ames) Ihrecke, Jan. 28, 1942, Blooming­ ton to Woodlawn. Charlie Ames, July 25, 1943, Bloomington to Woodlawn. Frank Ames, Bloomington Hospital, Apr. 10, 1956,to Wood­ lawn. Mrs. Lula Alline (Cnapman) Ames, Nov. 12, 1956, Erlanger, Kentucky to Woodla:wn Cemetery. A memory marker of Mrs. Kitty lvfelvania (Ames) Weeks; also memory marker of Wilburn Ames appears in Ames Plot Woodlawn. II Sons Pelham and Eddie Ames (of Richard) (1807) III and Anna were born and died at Dayton, Ohio between 1836-42, passed away quite young; memory marker of them appears in Ames Plot Woodlawn. Ames-Jones IV. Martha Ann Ames, Nov. 9, 1844, Dayton, Ohio and Jacob W. Jones, Feb. 4, 1837, Zanesville, Ohio, married Oct. 25, 1859, Bloomington, Ill., by L. Lawrence, J. P. Descendants of A. and J.:

-16- Jones-Nolan A. Woodward Seth Jones, Nov. 29, 1860, Bloomington, ·n1., and Mary Ellen Nolan, 1865, Champaign, Ill., married Oct. 17, 1883, St. Mary's Church, Champaign by Father Wagner.. Father - Thomas Nolan. Mother - Elizabeth (______) Nolan.. Desc·endants of J. and N. 1. Thomas Woodward Jones, Nov. 11, 1884, Champaign, Ill. married Flora La Banc, Champaig~ ·at St. Mary's Church. No descendants of J. and L. 2. Charlie Jones, Champaign, Ill., Youngster .. 3. Helen Elizabeth Jones, Champaign, and Clyde L. Mc Ginnis, Champaign, married there at St. ~ry' s Church. 4. Margaret Ellen Jones, Champaign, 1892. B. Richard Jones, March 22, 1863, Bloomington, Illinois. C. Charlie Jones, 1865, Bloomington, Illinois. D. Fisher Ames Jones, 1867, Bloomington, Ill. Youngster. DEATHS: Richard Jones:, Sept. 11, 1864, Bloomington, Ill. (son of Martha and Jacob) to Woodlawn Cemetery, Ames Plot. Fisher Ames Jones, Oct. 14, 1874, Champaign, Ill. {son of M. and J.) to John Harp Plot, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champ­ aign, Illinois. Charlie Jones (son of Woodie and Mary) Champaign to St. Mary's Cemetery, there. Charlie Jones 1885, Moweaqua, Ill., {son of M. and J.) to Bloomington Cemetery, Illinois. Jacob W. Jones, May 8, 1907, Moweaqua, Ill., to Bloomington Cemetery. Woodard Seth Jones, Sept. 8, 1921, Winamac, Ind. to St. Mary's Cemetery, Champaign, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Ellen (Nolan) Jones, July 4, 1931, Chicago, Ill., to St. Mary's Cemetery, Champaign, Illinois. Ames-Harp IV Mrs. lv1artha Ann (Ames) Jones remarried June 6, 1872, to John Westley Harp, Sept. 4_, 1846, Lexington, Ky. by Rev. M. J. Giddings, Bloomington, Illinois. Descendant of J. and H. : Harp-Sims • A. Amanda Maria Harp, Feb. 6, 1873, Bloomington, Ill., and David Maurice Sims, May 30, 1862, Leroy, Ill., married Sept. 22, 1890, Danville, Ill., by Henry J. Hall, J.P.

-17- Father - W. B. Sims. Mother - Sarah J. (Medley) Sims. Descendants of H. and S. 1. Clyde David Sims, Feb. 4, 1892, Urbana, Illinois, marr­ ied Blanche Newton, Aledo, Illinois. 2. Harold Ames Sims, July 28, 1894, Chicago, Ill., and Margaret Ellen Jones, 1892, Champaign,Ill, married there. 3. Sybil Alice Sims, Chicago, Ill., Dec. 22, 1895~ and Wal­ ter Bakke, North Dakota, married Chicago, Illinois. 4. Earl Edward Sims, Oct., 1901, Chicago, Ill., and Opal -Brewer> Chicago, Ill., married there Oct. 1919., 5. Francis Lyle Sims, Aug. 13, 1904, Champaign, and Lydia Runyon, Champaign married there. 6. David Maurice Sims, Jr. Nov. 23, 1905, Chicago, and Mrs. Blanche (Newton) Sims, remarried in Chicago. B. Harry Harp, Champaign, Illinois. Harp-Johnstone C. Edythe Lyle Harp, Aug. 26, 1879, Champaign and Francis Theodore Johnstone Oct. 31, 1871, Princeton, Ill., married June 24_, 1904, Lutheran Parish Church, Crown Point, Ind. Father - John Johnstone. Mother - Mary (Schneider) Johnstone. No Descendants of H. and J. D. Gertrude Evelyn Harp, Aug. 26, 1879, twin of Edythe. DEATHS: Harry Harp and infant, Champaign, Ill., to Harp Plot, Mt. Hope. Mrs. Martha Ann (Ames Jones) Harp, June 24, 1895, St. Joseph Hospital, Bloomington, Illinois, to Mt. Hope Ceme­ tery, Champaign, Illinois. Gertrude Evelyn Harp, August 14, 1904, Champaign to Harp Plot, Mt. Hope. John Westley Harp, May 30, 1919, Champaign, to Mt. Hope. Clyde Davis Sims, May 29, 1921, Chicago, to Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Illinois. Francis Theodore Johnstone, Jan 16, 1927, Chicago., to Johnstone Plots, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Illinois. Earl Edward Sims, Dec. 2, 1932, Chicago, Illinois, to Sims Plots, Mt. Olive Cemetery. David Maurice Sims, Sr., April 22, 1944, Chicago, Illinois, to Sims Plot, Mt. Olive Cemetery. Harold Ames Sims, April 1951, Chicago, Illinois to Mt. Olive Cemetery.

-18- Ames-Weeks V. Kitty Melvania Ames, Oct. 17, 1846, Dayton, Ohio, and Simeon Edwa:rd Weeks married March 1, 1866, Bloomington, Illinois., ·Rev. Amos ·Cox. No Decendants. Ames-Weeks VI. Frances Worthington Ames, Nov. 8, 1848, Dayton, Ohio, and S. E. Weeks, Bloomington, Illinois remarried Oct. 24, 1874, Bloomington, Illinois. Descendants of A. and W. : Weeks-Havens A. Algernon Sydney Weeks, Nov. 15, 1875, Champaign, Ill., and Coral Blanche Havens, April 11, I 875, Philo, Ill., married Nov. 20, 1905 Rev. Adelbert E. Bolster, Danville, Illinois. Father - Henry Havens. Mother - Gabriella E. (Keebler) Havens. No Descendants of W. and H. DEATHS: Mrs. Kitty Melvania (Ames) Weeks died Dec. 17, 1872, Bloomington, Illinois to Bloomington Cemetery where Mrs. Margaret Henrietta {Stevenson) Weeks was also interned. Simeon Edward Weeks, Sept. 11, 1906, Champaign, Ill., to Veterans Plot, Mt. Hope Cemetery. Frances Worthington {Ames) Weeks, April 2, 1921, Champ­ aign to Mother and Son Plot, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, Illinois. Algernon Sydney Weeks, Feb. 6, 1953, Champaign to Mt. Hope, Mother and Son Plot.

-19- NOTES

1. Simeon Edward Weeks was one of a family of seven brothers of Matteawan, New York.

2. Record of Jones Families may be had at St. Mary's Church, 612 East Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois.

3. AD-Tla. Maria H~llriggle's father was Hessian Veteran of the American Revolution.

4. Chauncey R. Miller was in the War of the Rebellion,Co., E 62 Ill. Vol. inf. General Service, Washington, D. C.

5. William Rufus Fisher was a ~rother of Julia Ann Fisher.

6. Hilbert and Price family of six daughters and six sons.

REFERENCES

E7-A5134 Descendants of William Ames: Thomas, Joseph, James and Franklin.

E7-A5132 Ames Genealogy

E7-Afl4 Samuel Ames Family

E7-El2 Wilmot-Spofford Ames, 1866 (Ames family)

New England Historic Society Library, 9 Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts.

Philadelphia Public Library, Logan Square.

Congressional Library, First and B Streets, Washington, D. C.

Newberry Library, Walton at Dearborn Street, Chicago.

Cincinnati Public Library, Eighth and Vine Streets.

St. Louis Public Library, Thirteenth and Olive Streets.

-20- St. Paul Public Library, 90 West Fourth Street.

Indianapolis Public Library, Civic Center.

Kansas City Public Library, Ninth and Locusts Streets.

Denver Public Library, Fourteenth and Broadway.

San Francisco Public Library, Civic Center.

Genealogies of Ameses are available at these listed Librar­ ies and others.

CONCLUSION

The Ameses were among that exodus that migrated westward with the thought of farming, and an instance of this may be noted from a sketch found in the history of the Coles County, Illinois:

"Nelson W. Ames, born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1817, son of Joseph Ames who was born in Connecticut - settled in 1857, North Oraw Township, Mat- toon - farmer and stock raiser. 11 {some 20 Ames Villages are located over that number of states indicating how thor­ ough they must have been in their observation and search for fertile soil to till.) Ames, Iowa was named in honor of Oakes Ames, the son of the blacksmith and wagonmaker who donated a church bell to the local church at the cross roads and country store.

Oliver Ames, Sr., from the forge and anvil, with the as­ sistance of his son, Oakes, hammered out enterprises in the days when free enterprise thinking was essential to the pro­ gress of the economy here on this earth.

Adelbert Ames, R.ockland, Maine, son of Jessie and Martha B. (Talman) Ames was traced to Anthony Ames who was in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1636. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in the 1861 class - entered service of that year as 2d Lieutenant with field Artillery. Went through the war, wounded several times,

-21- was rapidly promoted and attained the rank of Major General. He was appointed by Grant, Provisional Governor of Mississippi, 1868-70. His administration seems to have been marked by moderation and tact though it was naturally distasteful to the native white. His venture in the troubled politics of Reconstruction had proved as disastrous as his military career had been brilliant. Did some of tb:e liberated negroes of Mississippi change their names to Ames, as a living remembrance of Adelbert Ames: An attempt has been made to trace the negro Ameses of Chicago and found their ancestry came from Mississippi about 1900. An appoint­ ment was made to meet her husband at their home but was not kept.

Nathaniel Ames, an American Revlutionary soldier, born April 25, 1761, Greenwich, R. I. was spoken to person­ ally at Norristown, N. J ., the cold winter 1779, as Washing­ ton passed the huts and looked in. In his own words said, "Howdy."His pension paper was dated in 1833, and signed by Lewis Cass which entitled him to draw a pension for his services as Private in the War of the Revolution. He was the sole surviving soldier of the war. He witnessed the execution of Major Andre. He died at Oregon Village, Wis­ consin where he was also recognized as an industrious far­ mer, August 27, 1863 - 102 years, 4 months, 2 days, Prairie Mound Cemetery, Oregon Village, Wisconsin.

The turnout of Ameses from Massachusetts Colony for the American Revolution: 95 privates, 3 corporals, 8 ser­ geants, 5 sailors; 4 lieutenants, 1 captains, .2 doctors, and a major. Other colonies were generous also with Ames volunteers.

Robert Ames married Rebecca Blake, the eldest daughter of George Blake of Gloucester, Massachusetts who then settled in Boxford. In 1692, she w~as arrested as a witch, and condemned, but after 7 months imprisonment she ~~as in­ cluded in the general reprieve of July 22, 1693, a strong reaction and protest against the amazing and incredible superstition of those days having set in. History of Boxford, Massachusetts by Sidney Perley - pages 120-123 gives a full account of the trial. Wonder! Just Wonder! ! ! Should Rebecca be found talking too much today?

-22- Over a period of three years, have found that the folks that should have b~en concerned did not have a proper con­ ception of this study. Some refused to give the information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally, some members of the family would shy away from the enterprise and because of this opposition, the sup­ port of the interested one would be withheld. In a few in.­ stances, persons never could be found though repeated calls were made at their residence or appointed places to meet.

By Descendants of Richard Ames, 1807, of 1959.

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